text_original: Yet really the utter unreliability of eye witnesses has often EVIDENCE 265 been remarked upon; and Hawthorne, in his "Note Book," says: "Every day of my life makes me feel more and more how seldom a fact is accurately stated; how, almost invariably, when a story has passed through the mind of a third person it becomes, so far as regards the impression that it makes in further repetitions, little better than a falsehood, and this, too, though the narrator be the most truth seeking person in existence.
text_transcription: YE REALLY THE UTTER UNRELIABILITY OF EYE WITNESSES HAS OFTEN BEEN REMARKED UPON AND HAWTHORNE IN HIS NOTE BOOK SAYS EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE MAKES ME FEEL MORE AND MORE HOW SELDOM A FACT IS ACCURATELY STATED HOW ALMOST INVARIABLY WHEN A STORY HAS PASSED THROUGH THE MIND OF A THIRD PERSON IT BECOMES SO FAR AS REGARDS THE IMPRESSION THAT IT MAKES IN FURTHER REPETITIONS LITTLE BETTER THAN A FALSEHOOD AND THIS TOO THOUGH THE NARRATOR BE THE MOST TRUTH SEEKING PERSON IN EXISTENCE
phonemes: jˈɛt ɹˈiəli ðɪ ˈʌɾɚɹ ˌʌnɹᵻlˌaɪəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ˈaɪ wˈɪtnəsᵻz hɐz ˈɔfən ˈɛvɪdəns tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv bˌɪn ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt əpˌɑːn; ænd hˈɔːθɔːɹn, ɪn hˈɪz "nˈoʊt bˈʊk," sˈɛz: "ˈɛvɹi dˈeɪ ʌv maɪ lˈaɪf mˌeɪks mˌiː fˈiːl mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ hˌaʊ sˈɛldəm ɐ fˈækt ɪz ˈækjʊɹətli stˈeɪɾᵻd; hˈaʊ, ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪnvˈɛɹɪəbli, wˌɛn ɐ stˈɔːɹi hɐz pˈæst θɹuː ðə mˈaɪnd əvə θˈɜːd pˈɜːsən ɪt bɪkˈʌmz, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdz ðɪ ɪmpɹˈɛʃən ðˌɐɾɪt mˌeɪks ɪn fˈɜːðɚ ɹˌɛpətˈɪʃənz, lˈɪɾəl bˈɛɾɚ ðˌænə fˈɔlshʊd, ænd ðˈɪs, tˈuː, ðˌoʊ ðə nˈæɹeɪɾɚ biː ðə mˈoʊst tɹˈuːθ sˈiːkɪŋ pˈɜːsən ɪn ɛɡzˈɪstəns.